Discovery Services: The Future of Library Systems

Marshall Breeding leads an expert panel on how Discovery Services will shape the future of libraries in the next American Libraries Live broadcast on Thursday, August 1, 2:00-3:00 p.m. Eastern.

The expert panel joining Marshall includes:

• Anya N. Arnold, Resource Sharing Program Manager and Courier Manager for Orbis Cascade Alliance
 
• Andrew Nagy, Senior Product Manager, Discovery Services, Serials Solutions
 
• Brad Jung, Vice President of Product Management, Innovative Interfaces
 
With special thanks to our episode sponsors Innovative Interfaces and SerialsSolutions, a ProQuest business.
 
Please join us for this free video broadcast on Thursday, August 1. To receive e-mail reminders, register at http://goo.gl/JUnomJ or just go to www.americanlibrarieslive.org at the time of the event. If you’re unable to attend live, this event will be recorded and available at www.americanlibrarieslive.org shortly after it concludes.
 
AL Live is the popular free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries, covering library issues and trends in real time as you interact with hosts via a live chat and get immediate answers to your questions. With the help of real-time technology, it’s like having your own experts on hand. Find out more, including how to catch upcoming episodes, at http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org

ALA Annual Conference Tech Wrap-Up

Monday, July 8, 1:00pm Eastern.

A panel of experts looks back at the 2013 ALA Annual Conference from a library technology perspective. Marshall Breeding, Jason Griffey, and Sue Polanka will analyze and discuss what they learned and what trends stood out at the conference. Whether or not you were there, join us for an excellent summary and enlightening discussion of the featured technology and trends.

• Jason Griffey, Head of Library Information Technology, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, and blogger for ALA TechSource.
• Marshall Breeding, Director for Innovative Technologies and Research, Vanderbilt University Libraries, Library Automation Writer and Expert.
• Sue Polanka, Head of Reference and Instruction at the Wright State University Libraries in Dayton, Ohio, Vice President/President Elect of the Academic Library Association of Ohio and author/moderator of No Shelf Required

Q&A after the panelists' presentations.

Register now: http://bit.ly/12o1E0g

Responding to Library Materials Challenges

Defend the Freedom to Read: Reporting Challenges 

Tuesday, April 23, 2013, 2:00pm

Join ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom for this interactive webinar discussing challenges: formal requests that materials in libraries and schools be removed due to their content or appropriateness. We’ll discuss the current state of challenges – what’s causing controversy right now – and talk about ALA’s efforts to document as many challenges as possible in order to raise awareness about this fundamental intellectual freedom issue. Attendees will learn about the resources and support ALA can offer when libraries are preparing for or responding to challenges. Whether you’re a veteran intellectual freedom fighter or a newbie, this webinar will provide you with information and ideas to help advocate for the freedom to read in your community.

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Library Safety and Security

Library Safety and Security (American Libraries Live)

I was waiting on the blurb for more info about this webinar, but I'm going to go put it out so you can get it on your calendar. Important topic, and the series so far has been good too. 

Thursday, March 14, 2pm EST. 

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Mobile Services

“Mobile Services: The Library in Your Pocket” on Thursday, Feb 14, 2:00pm Eastern is the next episode of AL Live, the recently introduced free streaming video broadcast from American Libraries that has already attracted thousands of viewers and enthusiastic responses.

Jason Griffey is back by popular demand as the episode’s host, with panelists Maurice Coleman and Robin Hastings. Maurice Coleman is the technical trainer at Harford County (MD) Public Library, hosts the library training podcast T is for Training, is on the board of the American Library Association Learning Round Table and writes for the blog, ALA Learning at http://alalearning.org/ . Robin Hastings is the Information Technology Coordinator for the Missouri River Regional Library, managing the library’s network, social media and staff training initiatives.

Future broadcasts include:
• March 14: Library Safety and Security
• April 11: The Present and Future of Ebooks
• May 9: Library Learning Goes Online
• June 6: New Technologies in Library Equipment
• July 30: Discovery Services: The Future of Library Systems
• Sept. 12: Digging into New Databases

Please take advantage of and enjoy this new free way to stay updated on the issues, and share the information about AL Live with your colleagues.
http://www.americanlibrarieslive.org
 

Landing Your Ideal Library Job

Thursday, January 10, 2pm EST.

Sponsored by:  ALA

Our host for this episode is going to be David Connolly, who manages the ALA Joblist site, a resource any job seeker should know. Our panel for this episode is also going to include Bohyun Kim, Digital Access Librarian at Florida International University Medical Library and Jill Klees, a Career Liason who works with the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science. 

All you need to do to attend is visit this site. 
http://americanlibrarieslive.org/blog/chatting-david-connolly-about-episode-2